van
noun uk/væn/ us/væn/
(VEHICLE)
B1 [ C ]厢形货车，有盖小货车
a medium-sized road vehicle, used especially for carrying goods, that often has no windows in the sides at the back
a delivery van 送货车
a Transit van 货运篷车
a van driver 货车司机
[ C ] US（载客）厢形车
a medium-sized vehicle with windows all round , used for carrying more people than an ordinary car
Compare: minibusminivan
- More examples
- There was a series of explosions and the van burst into flames .
- The raiders machine-gunned everyone in the bank before escaping in a van.
- The sound of the ice-cream van was borne into the office on the wind.
- The van drivers refused to cross the picket line .
- Do you want help bringing your stuff in from the van?
(FRONT)
in the van of somethingUK formal 在…方面领先，处在…的前沿
at the front, or in the most advanced position, of something
The US is in the van of the quest to establish contact with other planets. 美国在探索与外层空间生物建立联系方面处于领先地位。
See also: the vanguard